Ave Maria in the Afternoon – October 7, 2025 – Hour 2
Dr. Popcak joins us with tips for how couples can work towards compassionate problem resolution, and we discuss Pascal’s defense of faith with Dr. Paul Seaton.
Compassionate Problem Resolution
The way we’re disciplined as kids tends to impact the way we handle interpersonal conflict as adults. Greg Popcak encourages parents to employ “Discipleship Discipline,” in which parents calmly work and pray with the child to identify the intention behind their actions and then teach more appropriate ways to meet those intentions – and this rolls over into conflict resolution in Marriage becomes Compassionate Problem Resolution in marriage. He tells us more about it.

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Rupnik and Gaudí: A Tale of Two Virtues
Pope Francis’ promotion of architect Antoni Gaudí to “Venerable” last April amidst the ongoing scandal of the formerly celebrated artist, Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik, creates an interesting juxtaposition. As the Church confronts the legacy of Father Rupnik, the sanctity of Antoni Gaudí raises enduring questions about what sacred art reveals about the soul of its maker. Daniel Gallagher has more.
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Pascal’s Defense of the Christian Proposition
Blaise Pascal was the first Christian apologist to address modern human beings on their own terms and present a defense of the Christian religion that still resonates today. We examine his thought and work with Dr. Paul Seaton.
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Challenging Modern Atheism and Indifference

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